Lommiswil

Lommiswil
Coat of arms
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Location of Lommiswil
Coordinates: 47°13′N 7°28′E / 47.217°N 7.467°E / 47.217; 7.467Coordinates: 47°13′N 7°28′E / 47.217°N 7.467°E / 47.217; 7.467
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Solothurn
District	Lebern
Area
• Total	5.78 km2 (2.23 sq mi)
Elevation	564 m (1,850 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,479
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Postal code	4514
SFOS number	2551
Surrounded by	Bellach, Oberdorf, Selzach
Website	www.lommiswil.ch SFSO statistics

Lommiswil is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Lommiswil is first mentioned in 1292 as Lomolzwile.

Lommiswil has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 5.78 square kilometers (2.23 sq mi). Of this area, 2.54 km² (0.98 sq mi) or 43.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.48 km² (0.96 sq mi) or 42.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.74 km² (0.29 sq mi) or 12.8% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.2% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 35.3% is used for growing crops and 7.4% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located in the Lebern district, on a plateau in the southern foothills of the Jura Mountains. It consists of the village of Lommiswil and the settlement of Im Holz.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Lamb Argent passant over a base Vert holding a Flagstaff Or with a swallow-tailed Flag Gules a Cross Argent.

Lommiswil has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 1,479. As of 2008^[update], 7.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 2.7%.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (1,338 or 95.6%), with French being second most common (13 or 0.9%) and Italian being third (12 or 0.9%).